Alaska Airlines and American Airlines don't have vaccine mandates but will require unvaccinated employees to use their sick time if they contract Covid.
will no longer cover Covid-19 quarantine time for employees who aren't vaccinated against the virus, the latest push to get staff inoculated.
"Going forward, given there is an FDA-approved vaccine, pandemic leave will only be offered to team members who are fully vaccinated and who provide their vaccination card to us," American said in a staff memo on Thursday. The change starts Oct. 1 and unvaccinated workers will have to use their sick time or medical leave if they miss work because of Covid.
announced last month, and the policy changes show diverging tactics among carriers in encouraging workers to get vaccinated.if they disclose their proof of Covid-19 vaccination by Oct. 15 and said those who fail to do so will be considered unvaccinated. Unvaccinated employees will have to wear masks at all times on the job and attend a "mandatory vaccine education program.
"With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, due to the Delta variant, Southwest is taking an additional step to support our Employees by implementing a Quarantine Pay Program," said spokeswoman Brandy King. The new policy will restore time-off balances for staff "who previously, and responsibly, quarantined for Company-related incidents over the summer as cases spiked in the general population across the country.
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